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valhalla360 wrote:
In most but not all states, the rule is you must stop on Yellow unless it's unsafe to do otherwise.
What? I have driven in 14 of the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia. I also enforce traffic law in one of those states. Never once seen a "rule" that you must stop on yellow.
You are required by law (not "rule") to stop at a red light. The purpose of the yellow light is to warn you that the light is about to change to red, thus giving you time to decide whether you are able to stop in time or if you have sufficient speed to cover the distance between you and the stop line.
Something that most people DON'T know... If *ANY* part of your vehicle crosses the stop line before the light turns red, you have not run the red light. If you are driving a 70 foot long rig down the highway, as long as the front portion of your vehicle has entered the intersection, you are legal. You don't have to get the entire 70 foot rig through the intersection before the light turns red, just the very front portion.- Plane and simple, when the light turns green I take a quick glance left and right to make sure nobody is running the light before I go.
Those advance warning lights don't do anything. There are a few around me at intersections that are at the top of a hill or the bottom of a hill. People will still try beat the light. ShinerBock wrote:
Okay, I gotta hear this. How does it being a Ford diesel have anything to do with the reason why the truck flipped? And how would a SRW GM or RAM would have kept it from flipping?
I'm waiting to hear that as well. I have a 2016 F350 SRW and loaded I'd be over payload. That PW had to be getting close to 4000#. His load was in dually territory and still would have flipped.- Okay, I gotta hear this. How does it being a Ford diesel have anything to do with the reason why the truck flipped? And how would a SRW GM or RAM would have kept it from flipping?
- This is why I won't own a Ford diesel.
ShinerBock wrote:
So now a semi is not enough to tow a 14k GVWR trailer? Wow!
I'll bet he's wishing he had a halftrack tank.GordonThree wrote:
jshupe wrote:
Saw this on Reddit. He was hit going through an intersection on the rear quarter panel of the truck. Truck has little to do with it, at least not until you get into a truck that weights near 20K by itself.
Did they have any pictures of the other vehicle?
No, but this description:
"I was traveling 40 mph and the light went to yellow switched in less than 2 seconds. I did run the light, it was my fault 100% however after talking to CHP he says these lights are not timed correctly. I could not stop in time, I laid on my horn for what seemed forever (no eye contact from driver) He rear ended the back of my bed. Very scary my son (8) and daughter (5) and wife are all okay. I’m a good driver however today was not my day. It could of been a lot worse. Thank you for all the kind words."jshupe wrote:
Saw this on Reddit. He was hit going through an intersection on the rear quarter panel of the truck. Truck has little to do with it, at least not until you get into a truck that weights near 20K by itself.
Did they have any pictures of the other vehicle?- Saw this on Reddit. He was hit going through an intersection on the rear quarter panel of the truck. Truck has little to do with it, at least not until you get into a truck that weights near 20K by itself.
- So now a semi is not enough to tow a 14k GVWR trailer? Wow!
